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Mizuho Financial Group (BUE:MFG) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Mizuho Financial Group Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mizuho Financial Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:MFG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.74   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.97
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mizuho Financial Group was -1.97. The lowest was -3.74. And the median was -2.57.


Mizuho Financial Group Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Mizuho Financial Group for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9394+0.892 * 1.7297+0.115 * 1.001
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9791+4.679 * -0.03269-0.327 * 0.8932
=-1.97

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS0 Mil.
Revenue was ARS3,946,201 Mil.
Gross Profit was ARS3,946,201 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS99,247,874 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS375,782,530 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS1,634,400 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS246,726 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS2,136,065 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS7,583,514 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS23,652,933 Mil.
Net Income was ARS821,045 Mil.
Gross Profit was ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ARS13,105,403 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS0 Mil.
Revenue was ARS2,281,377 Mil.
Gross Profit was ARS2,281,377 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS46,505,942 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS214,663,830 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS992,409 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS149,986 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS1,261,270 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS3,822,298 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS16,155,691 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(0 / 3946201.136) / (0 / 2281376.595)
=0 / 0
=1

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(2281376.595 / 2281376.595) / (3946201.136 / 3946201.136)
=1 / 1
=1

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (99247873.639 + 1634399.525) / 375782529.557) / (1 - (46505942.041 + 992409.2) / 214663830.017)
=0.731541 / 0.778731
=0.9394

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=3946201.136 / 2281376.595
=1.7297

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(149985.515 / (149985.515 + 992409.2)) / (246725.602 / (246725.602 + 1634399.525))
=0.13129 / 0.131159
=1.001

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(2136065.21 / 3946201.136) / (1261269.904 / 2281376.595)
=0.541297 / 0.552855
=0.9791

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((23652932.859 + 7583513.825) / 375782529.557) / ((16155690.536 + 3822298.068) / 214663830.017)
=0.083124 / 0.093066
=0.8932

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(821044.666 - 0 - 13105402.668) / 375782529.557
=-0.03269

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Mizuho Financial Group has a M-score of -1.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mizuho Financial Group (BUE:MFG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-5-5, Otemachi, Otemachi Tower, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8176
Mizuho Financial Group is roughly tied with megabank peer Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group for the status as Japan's second-largest bank after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. As of March 2023, Mizuho's market share of domestic loans was 6.7%, compared with 7.1% for SMFG and 8.1% for MUFG. In Japan, Mizuho has more of a corporate focus than SMFG, which has a larger retail business. Its overseas weighting is slightly smaller than that of MUFG. Unlike its two Japanese megabank peers that own foreign banks outright or hold noncontrolling stakes in local banks overseas, Mizuho expanded in recent years beyond its traditional Japanese borrowers, mainly through its core banking and securities units, focusing on the financing needs of global multinational corporations.